Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-24
THE ENCAMPMENF.
The Maiden Drill Completed by The
Drilling of the Pearson Guards of
the First Schedule.
The Famous Houston Light Suard Gives
an Exhibition Drill-GOvern0r Ross
and Stan Attend.
A Grand Shooting Tournament Part of the
Programme-TheL Light Guards Ban
quet--Disting uished Visitors.
Special 2 the Gazette.


| HOUSTON, TEX, June 23.-The clouds,
| which at the outset cast 8 shadow over
the prospects of the eICGmpmeDt, have
all driited away, and tO-day's events
! demonstrate ii grand success. In
mercantile circles all business was prscti-
call. closed, and the town turned out en-
masse to do honor to its visitors. The
trains last night and this morning were
heavily laden with pleasure-seekers from
every quarter of the state. When the
| fremen's parade began at 10 O'Clock q.
N. the procession looked down upon a
sea of human faces extending along the
| principal streets. At Camp Roberts
the flremen's parade underwent review
and inspection, which resulted in the
award of prizes to Protection Nos. aud
6, respectively, for best representation
and best inspection.
At the Cotton Exchange al IL O'Clock
an informal reception was given to Gov
ernor Ross and staff, General Stanley OF
the United States army and press repre-
sentatives. j. p. Bridges, vice president
of the Texas Press Association, Governor
Ross and General Stsrley responded to
the toasts-the Texas Press, the Gov
ernor of Texas and the United States
Army After these, the pressmen took q
special train which made circle of the
city, stopping at its leading enterprises.
The first competitive drill was rene wed
in the afternoon by the Dallas Light
Guards, which came on the grounds at
1880 O'Clock. This company had mum
! Der of hackers for first prize IN the
maiden drill, and when it appeared Is 900
| people beamed upon it in exclamation
and applause. The company marched
with steady and even step, but too
rapidly. In the manual by members sew
eral individual errors were scored,
! though the company, in the main, did
very well. The platoon movements were
! fair Time, 81 MN. The company did
fnot come up to the expectation of its
| friends, but it is conceded that it will
get place.
The Pearson Guards, which followed
and closed the maiden drill, has been re-
gsrded as possible dark horse in the
contest, and had it been well Differed
might have pushed the winning company
close. The chief characteristic of its
drill was lack of confidence on the part
of the men, which was painfully apparent. |
Their movements were slow, the manual !
by members was made ragged by indiyid- |
ual errors. Platoon movements were ex- |
cellent. Time, seventeen minutes This |
closed the first drill.
The Houston Light Guard next gave |
special drill for prize of $3.50 on con- |
ltdition that they should discount by % |
points the best drill put up by any other
company during the encsmpment. Their |
appearance elected much enthusiasm,
which waned somewhat when it was de-
veloped that they were not coming up to
their usual standard. This was account
ed for by the fact that several members
of the prize team were absent and their
places were supplied with substitutes.
They drilled the programme
of the second competitive drill,
which is much more difficult than
that OF the first Their manual by
number was marred by many individual
errors. The platoon movements were
splendid with the exception OF one very
bad break caused by the negligence of q
sergeant. Time, twenty-eight minut9sss
1t is believed :hat the company Will win
the special prize, for which it competed.
At p. m. az exhibition drill was given
by Battery + of the Third Artillery, United
States army.
At al the companies Joined in dress
parade and were reviewed by General
Stanley.
THE SHOOT.
In the shooting tournament to day, the
were the winners:
Shoot No. First money, Weiss and
Kemper; second money, Wheeler; third
money, Wimberly.
Shoot No. First money, Holland
second money, Weiss and Kemper.
Shoot No. 3-First money, Holland
second money, Middlebrook; third money, 1
Kemper.
Shoot No. 4-First money, Mason and l
second money, Downey; third
money, Horst.
Shoot No. First money, Wheeler;
second money, Mason and White; third 7
money, DoWney.
Shoot No. 6-Frst money, Wheeler;
1erlY and Horst.
and Holland: second money, Horst; third q
money, Mason. f
Shoot No. 9-First money, Mason; Sec 7
md money, Wimberly and Wheeler. S
Shoot No. First money, Mason, Horst C
md Light; second money, holland.
PRESS BANQUET. +
a press banquet was given st The
lrmory of the Houston Light Guards to- :
night, at which were present about thirty q
listing journalists, Governor Ross and B
Itaff, General Stanley and others, distin- :
rushed in civic and military life. The G
GLOWING were the regular teasts and t
heir responses: :
The state of Texas, Governor l. S. I
Ross. il
The railroads of Texas, Thad Hall. e
North Texas and its journalism, Z. 6. t
Senter. q
The Texas militia, General A. S. Rob- f
rts. p
The Texas Press Association, Major j. {
?. Bridges. y
Galveston aid Houston, D. D. Bryan. e
Our young business men, w. 0. Ellis. v
Governor Ross, Captain Sharply Ross, s
lis father, sud Comptroller Mccall ar a
lived from Austin this morning and re- e
eived a hearty welcome. q
General Stanley CT the United States b